Unit 2 Wish you were here

Elephants there usually live in groups that consist of 8 to 15 related members. It extends for 4 million sq km and is home to hundreds of thousands of animal and plant species. Home to various animals. Lions are the only cats that live in large family groups. It is famous for its attractive beaches, which have something for everyone. Giraffes there can grow to a height of over 17 feet. The area is often imagined as a lifeless place like in many other parts of the world but the reality is quite the opposite.

With 70 kilometres of coastline, it attracts visitors from all over the world to sit back, relax, experience the fun and taste the excitement of one of the most popular holiday playground. Although it covers only 3.5% of the overall Earth’s surface, it is home to around 50% of the world’s living species, many of which are still unknown to humans Zebras, with a horse-like appearance, have wide black-and-white strips all over their bodies. It is a huge area of desert covering nearly 1.3 million sq km.

Which of these places would you like to visit most? Why? Can you think of any other exciting places to visit? What are they?

Skimming for the gist It is an ____________ about ____’s _______ with _______. informal letter Tony travel plan his brother

Toby’s travel plan Route How to travel What to take Why to take 2 3 Para. Route How to travel What to take Why to take through the Sahara Desert down the River Nile in Kenya in Tanzania travel by camel/ on camels sleeping bags; a torch to camp in tents and sleep on the ground in sleeping bags; to see in the dark 2 go white-water rafting special clothing; a helmet and a life jacket The water gets quite rough. In case your raft gets turned upside down or sinks. 3 a large, strong, light backpack; a camera 4,5 walk to carry supplies of food and water; to take photos 6 climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Language points We leave London on 15th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. The present tense is used in the sentence here to indicate the future event. There are some other words which share similar usages as above, such as come, go, begin, sail, arrive, return, start, stop, end, open, stay, etc.

The delegation _________ (arrive) tomorrow morning. e.g. The planes ___________ (take off) at 9 a.m. The delegation _________ (arrive) tomorrow morning. The train _______ (leave) in five minutes’ time. When ____ the show ______ (begin)?

dusty [5dQsti] = full of dust; covered with dust e.g. This room is rather dusty.

So, we’ll go white-water rafting. go = travel somewhere in order to do the stated activity e.g. go swimming/ skating/ cycling/ shopping/ surfing… She went house-hunting at the weekend. If you go eating those green apples, you will make yourself ill. Don’t you go looking for trouble?

raft n. n. = flat floating structure of logs, barrels, etc. tied together, used as a substitute for a boat v. = 1) carry (people or goods) on a raft 2) cross a river, etc. on a raft

 white-water rafting white-water = turbulent or frothy water, as in rapids or surf

You have to wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket, just in case your raft gets upside down or sinks. clothing [5klEuTiN] [u] n. clothes considered as a group, especially the clothes someone is wearing or a particular type of clothes e.g. clothing manufacture/ industry item/ article of clothing waterproof/ protective clothing

c.f. cloth clothes clothing How much __________ does it take to make a blouse for a girl? Then they handed each of us a hot wet _________ to wipe our hands. Put on your school ____________. The ____________ industry in this area has been going from strength to strength. Food here is cheaper than in Britain. ___________, on the other hand, is more expensive. cloth clothes clothing Clothing

helmet n.

( just) in case = as a way of being safe from something that might happen or might be true; if e.g. Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot. I’m sure Harry will remember, but why not give him a ring just in case.

We’ll live with the local people in their villages, and eat and drink whatever they do, including cow’s blood. whatever pron. = 1) anything that e.g. Parents shouldn’t give their children whatever they want. I will just say whatever comes into my head. You must do whatever is best for you. Whatever I have is yours.

Whatever the others think of the old woman, she continues her work. 2) no matter what e.g. Whatever people say about Bruce, we still have to believe that he is a highly competent man. Whatever the others think of the old woman, she continues her work. Whatever decision you make, I will support you.

Since we’ll be walking every day for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large, strong, light backpack to carry my supplies of food and water.

backpack n.

supplies = necessary things for daily life such as food, water or medicines for a group of people over a period of time e.g. We shall be receiving new water supplies next week. The medical supplies were running out.

supply of = amount of something e.g. There is a good supply of food in the cupboard, so we are unlikely to run short. Have you got a good supply of books to read fro the train journey? supply v. provide something that is needed e.g. The government supplies free books to schools. Cows supply us with milk. The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills.

scare v. 1) frighten (sb) e.g. That noise scared me. 2) (used esp with an adv) become frightened e.g.他动不动就害怕 He scares easily. 。

scare sb away/ off = make sb leave, stay away, etc scare sb away/ off = make sb leave, stay away, etc. by frightening or alarming him e.g. light a fire to scare off the wolves He scares people away by being so rude.

Translation 万一我迟到了，别等我先开始。(in case) 在过去的15年里随着生活水平的提高上海年轻人在服装上花费更多。 (clothing) 这是学校，你不能想怎么样就怎么样。(whatever) 上周二俄罗斯能源部长宣布俄罗斯没有计划增加石油供应。(supplies) 她非常吝啬，因此吓跑她的最好办法是谈论花钱的事。(scare…away)

万一我迟到了，别等我先开始。(in case) In case I am late, start without me. 2. 在过去的15年里随着生活水平的提高上海年轻人在服装上花费更多。 (clothing) Youth in Shanghai have spent much more on clothing in the past 15 years along with the rising living standards.

This is a school. You can't just do whatever you like. 4. 上周二俄罗斯能源部长宣布俄罗斯没有计划增加石油供应。(supplies) Last Tuesday Russian Energy Minister announced that Russia did not plan to increase oil supplies. 5. 她非常吝啬，因此吓跑她的最好办法是谈论花钱的事。(scare…away) She is very stingy, so that the best way to scare her away is to begin talking about spending money.